Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all !It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal（非语言）communication takes up about 50% of what we really 。And body language is particularly when we attempt to communicate across cultures。Indeed, what is called body language is so ，a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed。And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. , different societies treat the , between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having , contact(接触)
even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in ,it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep - which the Latino will in return regard as _.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people .And only a part of it is in the wards themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there's a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be _.
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sands B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．we11 B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．Relatives C．neighbours D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．Helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way. They may call many connections . Americans school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighbourhood friends. These friendships are based common interests. When the shared activity , the friendship may disappear. Now Steve and Yarer are no longer classmates. Their friendship has . In some friendship means a strong lifelong bond(关系) between people. In these cultures friendship develop , since they are built to last. American society is one of changes. Studies show that one out of five American families every year because they must change their jobs. The result is American friendship develops quickly. People from the United States may seem friendly. Americans often chat with strangers. They exchange information their families, hobbies and work. They may warmly and say “Have a nice day” or “See you later.” Schoolmates may say, “Let’s get sometime.” But American friendliness is not an offer of true friendship. After an experience like Yarer’s, outsiders may consider to be changeable. Learning how Americans view friendship can non-Americans avoid misunderstanding. It can also help them make friends in the American .
A．teachers B．students C．masters D．friends
A．hold B．have C．own D．share
A．on B．with C．in D．for
A．begins B．develops C．ends D．continues
A．missed B．changed C．failed D．separated
A．cultures B．cities C．schools D．places
A．some B．two C．three D．all
A．fast B．soon C．slowly D．finally
A．thick B．high C．rapid D．large
A．moves B．comes C．does D．disappears
A．which B．how C．whether D．that
A．at once B．at first C．at last D．at all
A．easily B．hard C．much D．fast
A．to B．from C．about D．for
A．smile B．laugh C．nod D．greet
A．there B．over C．away D．together
A．always B．any C．just D．only
A．Chinese B．Japanese C．Americans D．Europeans
A．cause B．get C．hope D．help
A．ones B．way C．people D．means
It was a rainy day. I was riding on a bus downtown to go to . I was sitting next to a man in a business suit and didn’t much attention until we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same to get a morning paper.
The man running the stand was having a bad day. He was and unsmiling as we purchased our papers, which served to only more gloom(抑郁) to my day. The businessman caught my eye and . He then continued to smile and thanked the newsstand owner for the and for being open on such a morning to make sure we were able to get our papers. , he expressed his appreciation for something most of us would take for granted.
The newsman only with a cold expression. The businessman then pleasantly wished him a pleasant day. As we , I asked this man why he had to be pleasantto the newsman when he obviously didn’t care about and didn’t respond to his expression of and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said, “Why would I let someone else what I say and what I feel or what kind of day I’m going to have?”
We then to go to our respective work places. To this day, I don’t know anything about that business man. But I’ve never the words he said or the way his smile seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day. That was a good deed 25 years ago, but the this had on my life has lasted. I never had a to thank him personally, but the way in which I choose to look at life as a result of those words is his legacy (遗赠) to me and my thanks to him.
We cannot control people and situations that come to us, but we can always control our response to them. And in such decisions lie our control and personal power to make a positive difference. And it’s something anyone and everyone can do.
A．school B．church C．work D．hospital
A．draw B．pay C．make D．attract
A．market B．stand C．office D．library
A．curiously B．gradually C．eventually D．obviously
A．rude B．modest C．angry D．kind
A．add B．refer C．devote D．apply
A．shouted B．waved C．confirmed D．smiled
A．quickly B．luckily C．brightly D．loudly
A．book B．present C．paper D．food
A．In short B．After all C．On average D．As usual
A．responded B．objected C．appealed D．disagreed
A．ran out B．left behind C．turned away D．put aside
A．attempted B．continued C．intended D．expected
A．excitement B．gratitude C．impression D．assessment
A．ignore B．manage C．control D．enjoy
A．travelled B．disappeared C．separated D．drove
A．forgiven B．shared C．evaluated D．forgotten
A．effort B．lesson C．effect D．pain
A．wish B．chance C．right D．power
A．positive B．proper C．fortunate D．nervous
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply--all these were important in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. they were not enough. Something was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men-- individuals who could invent machines, find new of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who the machines of the Industrial Revolution from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were inventors than scientists. A man who is a scientist is primarily interested in doing his research . He is not necessarily working that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by the theories science or by experimenting through trial and error. of his method, he is working to obtain a result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of many other objectives.
Most of the people who the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had or no training in science might not have made their inventions a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years .
A．cases B．reasons C．factors D．situations
A．But B．And C．Besides D．Even
A．else B．near C．extra D．similar
A．generating B．effective C．motivating D．creative
A．origins B．sources C．bases D．discoveries
A．employed B．created C．operated D．controlled
A．came B．arrived C．stemmed D．appeared
A．less B．better C．more D．worse
A．respectable B．practical C．pure D．clever
A．happily B．occasionally C．reluctantly D．accurately
A．now B．and C．all D．so
A．seldom B．sometimes C．always D．never
A．planning B．using C．studying D．applying
A．of B．with C．to D．as
A．Speaking B．Thinking C．Instead D．Regardless
A．single B．sole C．specialized D．specific
A．proposed B．developed C．supplied D．offered
A．little B．much C．some D．any
A．as B．if C．because D．while
A．ago B．past C．ahead D．before
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬) at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof (证据)of how I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I _____began to understand. “I guess we may all sometimes,” Mother said quietly. I could her pain and the tension(压力) of the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face my shoulder and sobbed（抽泣）. I held her and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I , what I could and that it was enough. At that moment, feeling Mother’s back with , I understood for the first time her being so easy to . She was still my mother, she was something : a person like me, capable of fear and and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions(场合) when I sought in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on there than a woman learning to type.
A．tired B．ashamed C．lazy D．shocked
A．crying B．smiling C．thinking D．whispering
A．eagerly B．worriedly C．little D．much
A．quickly B．gradually C．suddenly D．proudly
A．fail B．win C．fall sick D．give in
A．learn B．watch C．sense D．recognize
A．holding back B．putting away C．sitting up D．stopping from
A．found B．worked C．reached D．ran
A．to B．up C．through D．against
A．tightly B．thoughtfully C．carefully D．politely
A．should B．would C．could D．might
A．my hand B．tear C．happiness D．patting
A．content B．break C．fall D．understand
A．therefore B．however C．yet D．though
A．more B．much C．little D．huge
A．wound B．defeat C．cut D．hurt
A．coldness B．memory C．comfort D．support
A．supplied B．offered C．paid D．contributed
A．different B．hard C．pleasant D．serious
A．hitting B．tapping C．beating D．striking
A man accused (指控)of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries was allowed to get out of prison yesterday after a book publisher agreed to pay his bail(保释金)of $1,000. The publisher said, “ There’s a story here. This is a man who books. He just can’t them. He hasn’t stolen a(n) book. So what’s the crime ? We think that Mr Barush has a story to tell. We plan to his story.”
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr Barush said, “ Well, how could I? They became to me. I was afraid to return them because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, them around, tear the , spill soda on them, and drown them in the toilet.”
He continued, “ Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with and humor and love. A book is a member of my family. How could I kick it ? I repaired torn pages. I the dust on them with a cloth, I turned pages so they could and get some fresh air.”
“ Every week I them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the floors, at the of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”
A．loves B．hates C．sells D．repairs
A．take care of B．get along of C．let go of D．look up to
A．interesting B．expensive C．single D．thick
A．retell B．include C．discuss D．publish
A．home B．teacher C．family D．enemy
A．throw B．turn C．show D．invite
A．words B．pages C．headlines D．shapes
A．chance B．respect C．wisdom D．direction
A．out B．up C．above D．below
A．ignored B．covered C．replaced D．cleaned
A．soft B．colorful C．dirty D．strong
A．dance B．swim C．breathe D．sing
A．discovered B．reorganized C．remembered D．introduced
A．mercy B．charge C．center D．request
A．borrow B．rescue C．answer D．recognize